Reliability: Information generated may be incorrect or biased. Use it as a starting point and cross-reference with other sources.
Academic Integrity: Be aware of each teacher's AI policy, including when and how it can be used, if at all.
Your Role: AI should complement but not replace your own critical thinking or work. You are irreplaceable!
Optimizing Use: The quality of AI-generated output depends on the clarity and precision of your input. Writing an effective prompt takes skill.
Cite Your Use: Just like any other source, credit the use of AI-generated content, including the AI tool you used and how it contributed to your work.
Sample AI Citation
Generative AI Tool Used: ChatGPT 4
Prompt: You are working on the theatrical production of "A Piece of My Heart" by Shirley Lauro, which deals with the Vietnam War. You need to research a topic to inform theatrical design, as well as a museum that you will help create and host in the lobby space. List 10 starting points to research the aspect of [insert your topic-experiment with adding more detail or using other verbiage].
Purpose: When conducting research, I used ChatGPT 4 to help me come up with ideas about potential starting points for searching for information.
Statement of original work: I created the work so it is original. ChatGPT did not provide any new information or research. It was only used to generate ideas for possible types of information to seek out when starting my research.
Conclusion: ChatGPT was used as a tool to provide direction when initiating the research process. It did not add any additional information beyond what I provided it.